Know the News: Who Betrayed Anne Frank?

Which is a central idea of the article?

• Historians believe Anne Frank died at Bergen-Belsen, a concentration camp in Germany, in February 1945

• New technology may be able to shed light on the mystery surrounding Anne Frank's arrest.

• Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany in 1933.

• Anne Frank's family was discovered after two years in hiding.

Which statement best supports that central idea?

• "All eight people living in the hideout were soon arrested and sent to concentration camps."

• "Today, much is known about the Frank's time in hiding, thanks to Anne's diary."

• Using modern technology.....they're hoping to figure out who--if anyone-betrayed the Franks' whereabouts."

• "The conflict eventually engulfed much of the world, pitting the Allies....against the Axis Powers."

During World War II, Anne and her family went into hiding in what country?

• Germany

• France

• Netherlands

• Poland

In the first two paragraphs, the author describes conditions in the annex to stress that the Franks

• almost survived the Holocaust

• were living comfortably despite their surroundings

• were desperate to escape their imprisonment

• were living in fear

Which bests describes the structure of the section "Hitler's Rise to Power"?

• cause and effect

• chronological

• compare/contrast

• problem/solution

Which excerpt best supports the theory that the Franks could have been discovered by accident?

• "Pancake says it's important to call attention to what happened to Anne...."

• "They've already received hundreds of tips..."

• "....his team has started to analyze millions of pages of scanned documents, including police reports...."

• ".....the police may have stumbled on the Franks while at Otto's business to investigate forged food-raton cards...."

In the section "Life in Hiding", the quote from Anne's diary suggests that she was________.

• sick

• bitter

• hopeful

• mysterious

Which of these events happened first?

• Germany invaded Poland.

• Anne was sent to Auschwitz in Poland.

• Anne and her family were forced into hiding.

• British troops liberated Bergen-Belsen

What does speculated mean in the following sentence? "Pancake says he's open to all possibilities, including that the Franks were discovered by chance, as some historians have speculated."

• theorized

• proved

• studied

• investigated

Which of these statements is an opinion?

• More than 6 million European Jews were killed during the Holocaust.

• If a living person is found to have betrayed the Franks, he or she should be tried and punished.

• Anne's diary has been translated into nearly 70 languages.

• Anne's father, Otto, was the only person hiding in the annex to survive the Holocaust.